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    Noctuid Moths Page 1 (sps # 8289-8879)

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    Noctuidae

    Noctuids or owlet moths are a family of robustly built moths and is the largest family of Lepidoptera. Many noctuids are drab in color most of which having brown colors however there are some brightly colored species. Catacoline Noctuids are drab on the forewing but their hindwins are brightly colored or are patterned with white or yellow (such as in the Melipotis genus) Most noctuids are rapid in flight and fly at night and are usually attracted to artificial lights. Many noctuids feed on flowers. Some species are readily attracted to rutting fruit. We use an apple/banana mix with sugar and water during the dry months. This is a very effective way to find unusually seen species. 

     

     

     

    32mm

    8316– Orgyia leucostigma,

    White Marked Tussock Moth

    24mm

    8339– Simplicia cornicalis

    8360 – Macrochilo orciferalis 

    Photo by:

    Jim Vargo

    20mm

    Photo by:

    Jim Vargo

    24mm

    24mm

    8368 – Tetanolita floridana, Florida Tetanolita Moth

    8370 – Bleptina caradrinalis​

    8370.a - Bleptina sps

    8578 – Antiblemma filarial​

    24mm

    8370.a - Bleptina

    24mm

    8370.a - Bleptina sps

    Photo by:

    Jim Vargo

    24mm

    8370.1 – Bleptina araealis

    24mm

    8371 - Bleptina inferior

    23mm

    8393 – Lascoria ambigualis

    21mm

    8398– Palthis asopialis,  

    Faint-spotted Palthis Moth

    13mm

    8433 - Sigela penumbrata

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    8448.1 - Hypena subidalis

    Photo by:

    Jim Vargo

    20mm

    8457– Hypena minualis, Sooty Bomolocha Moth

    28mm

    8467.a – Hemeroplanis

    undescribed sp

    19mm

    8488– Hormoschista latipalpis, Double-lined Brown Moth

    Photo by:

    Jim Vargo

    25mm

    8500– Metalectra quadrisignata, Four-spotted Fungus Moth 

    27mm

    8525 - Phyprosopis calitrichoides,

    Curve-lined Owlet Moth 

    33mm

    8542.7 – Gonodonta dispar 

    Photo by:

    Jim Troubridge

    33mm

    8549– Anomis luridula

    40mm

    8556 – Litoprosopus futilis​,

    Palmetto Borer Moth

    40mm

    8560 – Diphthera festiva​,

    Hieroglyphic Moth

    Photo by:

    Jim Troubridge

    34mm

    8571.1– Eulepidotis striaepuncta

    34mm

    8574 – Anticarsia gemmatalis​,

    Velvetbean Caterpillar Moth

    24mm

    8578 - Antiblemma filaria

    40mm

    8585.2 – Epidromia pannosa​

    35mm

    8586 – Massala obvertens​

    40mm

    8599 – Melipotis fasciolaris​

    38mm

    8605– Melipotis contorta

    43mm

    8610 – Melipotis acontioides​,

    Royal Poinciana Moth

    50mm

    8643 – Boryzops purissima​

    50mm

    8645 – Hemeroblemma opigena​ male

    23mm

    8650 – Tyrissa multilinea ​

    29mm

    8655 – Lesmone formularis​

    Photo by:

    JimTroubridge

    28mm

    8662– Coxina cinctipalpis

    22mm

    8676.1– Toxonprucha n. sp.

    50mm

    8686.a – Zale n. sp. male

    50mm

    8689 - Zale lunata,  

    Lunate Zale Moth 

    55mm

    8722 - Ophisma tropicalis

    Photo by:

    Jim Troubridge

    47mm

    8744 – Mocis marcida​,

    Withered Mocis Moth 

    34mm

    8749 – Ptichoides vinculum,

    Black-tipped Ptichodis Moth  ​

    30mm

    8376 – Hypenula cacuminalis, Long-horned Owlet Moth

    Photo by:

    Jim Vargo

    23mm

    8395– Lascoria alucitalis

    14mm

    8402.1– Macristis geminipunctalis

    13mm

    8433.1 - Sigela n. sp.

    ​

    Photo by:

    Jim Troubridge

    30mm

    8453– Hypena umbralis

    20mm

    8459– Hypena degesalis

    Photo by:

    Jim Vargo

    19mm

    8477.2 - Mursa phtisialis

    Photo by:

    Jim Vargo

    20mm

    8489– Ommatochila mundula, Ommatochila moth

    Photo by:

    Jim Vargo

    17mm

    8509– Arugisa lutea,

    Common Arugisa Moth

    36mm

    8540 – Gonodonta nutrix​,

    Citrus Fruit-piercing Moth

    66mm

    8543 – Eudocima apta​,

    Fruit-piercing Moth

    27mm

    8551 – Anomis illita​,

    Okra Leafroller Moth

    50mm

    8557 – Litoprosopus bahamensis​,

    Bahamian Palm Owlet Moth

    23mm

    8561 – Janseodes melanospila​

    32mm

    8571.2– Eulepidotis 

    merricki

    33mm

    Photo by:

    Jim Troubridge

    8575– Azeta repugnalis

    Photo by:

    Jim Vargo

    33mm

    8582– Ephyrodes cacata

    40mm

    8585.3 – Epidromia rotundata

    38mm

    8589 – Panopoda repanda​

    35mm

    8603 – Melipotis januaris​

    38mm

    8606 – Melipotis prolata​,

    Prolata Melipotis Moth

    Photo by:

    Jim Troubridge

    32mm

    8612– Panula inconstans

    54mm

    8644 – Orodesma apicina​

    110mm

    8647 – Thysania zenobia​,

    Owl Moth, White Witch Moth

    24mm

    8650.a – Tyrissa sps. ​

    25mm

    8658 – Selenisa sueroides​,

    Pale-edged Selenisa Moth

    Photo by:

    JimTroubridge

    26mm

    25mm

    8391.1 - Carteris lineata 

    Photo by:

    Jim Vargo

    23mm

    8396– Lascoria orneodalis

    Photo by:

    Jim Vargo

    17mm

    8431 – Schrankia macula 

     Black-spotted Schrankia Moth

    Photo by:

    Jim Vargo

    8441 – Hypena manalis 

     Flowing-line Bomolocha Moth

    27mm

    Photo by:

    Jim Vargo

    28mm

    8454.1– Hypena vetustalis

    Photo by:

    Jim Vargo

    30mm

    8465– Hypena scabra, Green Cloverworm Moth

    18mm

    8480 – Phytometra ernestina​,

    Ernestina's Moth

    28mm

    8498 – Isogona scindens​

    35mm

    8517 – Palpidia pallidior 

    42mm

    8542.1– Gonodonta bidens

    Photo by:

    Jim Vargo

    27mm

    8545– Anomis erosa,

    Yellow Scallop Moth 

    27mm

    8553 – Anomis editrix

    ​

    40mm

    8559.97 – Litoprosopus n. sp.​

    27mm

    8562 – Concana mundissima​

    29mm

    8573 – Metallata absumens​,

    Variable Metallata Moth

    29mm

    8577 - Antiblemma rufinans

    35mm

    8584 – Syllectra erycata​

    33mm

    8585.4 - Manbuta pyraliformis

    35mm

    8598 - Melipotis perpendicularis

    42mm

    8604 – Melipotis famelica​

    40mm

    8607 – Melipotis jucunda​,

    Merry Melipotis Moth

    47mm

    8642 – Hypocala andremona​,

    Hypocala Moth

    52mm

    8645 – Hemeroblemma opigena​ female

    159mm

    8649 – Ascalapha odorata​,

    The Black Witch Moth

    30mm

    8653 – Lesmone hinna​

    27mm

    8661.1 – Elousa albicans

    8669– Kakopoda progenes

    Photo by:

    JimTroubridge

    34mm

    8683 – Pseudanthracia coracias,

    Pseudanthracia Moth

    52mm

    8686.a – Zale n. sps.​ female

    8689.1 - Zale sps.

    45mm

    8722.1 - Mimophisma forbesi

    42mm

    46mm

    8684 – Zale exhausta​

    Photo by:

    Jim Vargo

    47mm

    8687 - Zale fictilis

    36mm

    8694 - Zale aeruginosa

    40mm

    8743 – Mocis latipes​,

    Small Mocis Moth

    8746.1 – Mocis cubana​

    42mm

    8746– Mocis disseverans,

    Yellow Mocis Moth

    28mm

    8750.1– Ptichodis immunis

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